Courtenay performs a programme of solo violin repertoire as part of the Brisbane Music Festival.
Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV1001 , JS Bach
Sonata Breve, Eric Tanguy
White Cockatoo Spirit Dance, Ross Edwards
Three Cappriccietti, Stephen Chin
Sonata for Solo Violin in D Major, Prokofiev
Alex Raineri, piano
Courtenay Cleary, violin
Blue Stockings
Notes for Tomorrow, Gerard Brophy (world premiere)
Confiding, David Leisner (Australian premiere)
Quasare/Pulsare, Olga Neuwirth (Australian premiere)
Bagatelles, Francis Poulenc
Soak up the atmosphere and expect the unexpected as SXS re-imagines the live chamber music experience!
Courtenay Cleary, violin
Nick Mooney, horn
Daniel Le, piano
Soak up the atmosphere and expect the unexpected as SXS re-imagines the live chamber music experience!
Courtenay Cleary, violin
Nick Mooney, horn
Daniel Le, piano
Alex Raineri, Piano
Courtenay Cleary, Violin
Lloyd Van’t Hoff, Clarinet
Tim Munro, Flue
Francis Poulenc
Melancolie
Sonata for Flute and Piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Three Novelettes
American classical music is filled with rags to riches stories of impoverished immigrants who went on to inspire not only classical music, but entirely new genres of music worldwide, from jazz, blues and ragtime to rock ‘n’ roll. Starting with Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer Prize winning string quartet Entr’acte, The New World features Anton Dvořák’s famous Largo from his iconic New World Symphony that took inspiration from African American spirituals and went on to embody the quintessential ‘American sound’. This American melting pot of cultures created a rich source of inspiration that went on to inspire a new class of composers including George Gershwin, Aaron Copland and Arty Shaw. Likewise in South America, the son of Italian immigrants Astor Piazzolla would go on to revolutionise the tango.
Making his performance and composition debut with Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) is Grammy award-winning guitarist, John Jorgenson alongside SXS Didgeridoo Soloist in Residence, Chris Williams for the SXS Didgeridoo Commissioning Project.
Caroline Shaw Entr'acteDvořák Going HomeArtie Shaw Clarinet ConcertoCopland Three Scenes from RodeoJorgensen/Williams New Work*Gershwin Rhapsody in BluePiazzolla Fuga I misterioso
Guest composer and soloist John Jorgensen guitar*SXS Didgeridoo Commissioning Project
Courtenay has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 Freedman Classical Fellowship Award.
Of Saying Nothing for two violins, Connor D’Netto
- Alexandra Osborne and Courtenay Cleary, violin
Cycles for violin and electronics, Chris Perren
Nocturne for violin and piano, Margaret Sutherland
- Jo Allen, piano and Courtenay Cleary
Three Cappriccietti for solo violin, Stephen Chin
Beginning with a nationwide search for Australia’s best jazz & classical musicians, The Freedman nominees are selected by nine nominators, comprised of distinguished musicians, composers, or managers from across each state and territory.
The three finalists are selected to compete live in concert for the chance to become the next Freedman Fellow and receive the career-changing $21, 000 cash prize, empowering them to undertake an innovative proposed creative project.
Since its inception, the awards have enhanced the careers of more than forty artists, and the fellows a truely who’s who of the Australian jazz & classical music.
Beginning in the imperial city of Vienna with Mozart’s witty Horn Concerto No. 4, this musical odyssey takes us through the heartland of Central Europe to the artistically rich countries of Austria, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic. Despite their complex histories and ever-changing borders, the cultural treasure trove cities of Vienna, Prague, Warsaw and Budapest were home to some of the greatest composers, each drawing on their own unique traditional folklore and the vibrant and colourful ambiance of their people.
From the Heartland features works by Liszt, Fischer, Bartok, Lutosławski and finishes with a foot stomping new ‘SXS-take’ of the traditional Hungarian Czardas. Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) also welcome jazz-great, James Morrison in his first composition and solo performance for them, in collaboration with SXS Didgeridoo Soloist in Residence Chris Williams as part of SXS Didgeridoo Commissioning Project.
Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 K.495Bartok Viola Concerto Sz. 120Pavel Fischer Two Moravian SongsMorrison/Williams New Work*Lutosławski Dance Preludes 1955Liszt Totentanz: Paraphrase on Dies irae S.126Traditional Czardas
Guest composer and soloist James Morrison trumpet*SXS Didgeridoo Commissioning Project
Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri take the stage again at the prestigious University of Queensland to present a programme of virtuosic works for violin and piano.
Olivier Messiaen | Thème et variations (1932)
John Adams | Road Movies (1995)
1 - Relaxed groove
2 - Meditative
3 - 40% swing
Richard Strauss | Violin Sonata in Eb Major, Op. 18
1 - Allegro, ma non troppo
2 - Improvisation: Andante cantabile
3 - Finale: Andante - Allegro
Be transported to this enchanting city of dreams in a program that explores the allure and pull of the most romantic city in the world, Paris. A city that intrigues, beguiles and enamours like no other, Paris has kindled rich inspiration for composers of all nationalities from across the globe, making it an essential mecca for creativity for centuries.
City of Lights: From Paris, with Love explores this elusive magical essence that inspired composers such as Gluck, Mozart and Prokofiev as well as the revered French masters Debussy and Ravel.
Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) is joined by SXS Artist in Residence Konstantin Shamray as well as violinist Courtenay Cleary, Portuguese flute soloist David Silva, and young Brisbane-born cello soloist Guillaume Wang, who has just recently returned from living in Paris.
Gluck Selections from Orfeo ed Euridice Wq.30 1774`Mozart Sonata No.8 in A minor, K.310Debussy Préludes selectionsDebussy Beau soir L.84~Boulanger Georgette~Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 4 for left hand Op. 53*Ravel Tzigane M.76#
*Konstantin Shamray#Courtenay Cleary~Guillaume Wang`David Silva
Their performance in Elisabeth Murdoch Hall explores the rich astronomical traditions of Australia’s First Nations people over the past 65,000 years, believed to be the oldest practice of astronomy in the world. SXS together with Paula Nazarski and Chris Williams present new works by First Nations’ composers Brenda Gifford, Eric Avery and Sean O’Boyle AM in a concert of Australian works inspired by the night sky and the Seven Sister constellation.
Through a unique understanding of star constellations and the interconnection between the sky and the land, they created star maps and songlines that established sophisticated trade routes covering vast distances across the Australian continent and used astronomy to inform their daily lives including their social laws, hunting and food gathering techniques, and understanding of weather and seasonal changes.
This celestial knowledge and deep understanding of the land has been aurally passed down from generation to generation through sophisticated systems, stories and songlines, marking the continuity and intricacy of the oldest culture in the world.
Sean O’BoyleSun, Moon, Stars and Dreaming: ’12 Vignettes’
Brenda GiffordLittle Star: Djinggii
Eric AveryEmu in the SkyMorning StarThe Rising Sun
Sean O’BoyleFire
Chris Williams didgeridoo
Eric Avery violin
Tania Frazer oboe
Ashley Smith clarinet
Jonathan Henderson flute
Nick Mooney french horn
Alan Smith violin
Courtenay Cleary violin
James Wannan viola
Guillaume Wang cello
Maxwell Foster piano
Paula Nazarski narrator
Jessica Cottis Conductor
Courtenay Cleary Violin
Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Richard Wagner
Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Margaret Sutherland AO, OBE
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann
Suite from Vertigo
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 in D major, op. 107 ‘Reformation’
Tickets
Adult $54–101
Concession $48–89
Under 30 $30
Student rush $15
https://cso.org.au/llewellyn-series-redemption/
Jessica Cottis Conductor
Courtenay Cleary Violin
Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Richard Wagner
Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Margaret Sutherland AO, OBE
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Bernard Herrmann
Suite from Vertigo
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 in D major, op. 107 ‘Reformation’
Tickets
Adult $54–101
Concession $48–89
Under 30 $30
Student rush $15
https://cso.org.au/llewellyn-series-redemption/
Two of Australia’s leading artists of their generation, Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri present a thrilling program that offers virtuosity and poetry in equal measure. Sonatas by Bartók and Beethoven feature in this not-to-be-missed performance.
Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano Sz. 76 by Béla Bartók
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9 Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer’ by Ludwig Van Beethoven
In person tickets and online streaming available.
https://music.uq.edu.au/event/session/5932
Conductor: Chen Yang
PROGRAM:
Mikhail Glinka | Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila
Felix Mendelssohn | Violin Concerto in E minor, Op.64
Sergei Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet (Selections from Suites 1 & 2)
We conclude our 2021 season under the baton of Chen Yang, beginning with Glinka’s quicksilver curtain opener, the overture to Ruslan and Ludmila.
After recently returning from the USA completing her Master of Music degree at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York, violin sensation Courtenay Cleary joins us to perform Mendelssohn’s superlative Violin Concerto in E minor – the composer’s last orchestral work and a jewel in the crown of violin repertoire.
We conclude 2021 with selections from Prokofiev’s much beloved ballet music from Romeo and Juliet. From capricious and playful depictions of the young Juliet, heart wrenching motifs of the lovers’ turmoil, and the ominous portrait of the feuding families in The Montagues and Capulets, it is easy to understand how this music has found wide affection and is perhaps Prokofiev’s most well-known work.
The Bremer Trio will once again perform Vivaldi’s virtuosic Four Seasons. This unique arrangement was created by the trio for an intimate chamber music setting, whilst honouring the integrity of its original solo concerto form. Join us for an evening of chamber music, wine & cheese, and good company!
Courtenay Cleary, violin
Samuel Andrews, violin
Timothy Andrews, cello
Alex Raineri, harpsichord
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-four-seasons-ft-bremer-trio-tickets-169198871379
Sunday afternoon with the Limpinwood Ensemble. Music, bubbles and that magical view!
After the disappointment of having to cancel Tyalgum Music Festival we are delighted to be performing at Pullenvale.
Quartet for Oboe and Strings - WA Mozart
Octet in F Major - Franz Schubert
Courtenay Cleary - Violin
Harry Egerton - Violin
Tom Chawner - Viola
Georgy Deri - Cello
Doug Rutherford - Bass
Rianne Wilschut - Clarinet
Peter Luff - Horn
Katharine Willison - Bassoon
Eve Newsome - Oboe
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=794577
After the disappointment of having to cancel Tyalgum Music Festival we are delighted to be playing in Toowoomba. Join us for an evening of chamber music and a glass of wine.
Quartet for Oboe and Strings - WA Mozart
Octet in F Major - Franz Schubert
Courtenay Cleary - Violin
Harry Egerton - Violin
Tom Chawner - Viola
Georgy Deri - Cello
Doug Rutherford - Bass
Rianne Wilschut - Clarinet
Peter Luff - Horn
Katharine Willison - Bassoon
Eve Newsome - Oboe
Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=794585
Courtenay will perform Beethoven’s virtuosic Violin Concerto with Brisbane’s Corda Spiritus chamber orchestra.
Tickets: https://4mbs.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/9749
Programme
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”
“Cleary’s playing of this extremely demanding and virtuoso piece [Beethoven’s Violin Concerto] was ravishing at times soaring like an aria , other times wistful ,shimmering and delicate. Her playing was finely nuanced balancing an imposing fullness of tone with feather like softness. ”
— Lynne Lancaster, Sydney Arts Guide
Jessica Cottis Conductor
Lorina Gore Soprano, Artist in Focus
Courtenay Cleary Violin
Barbershop Quartet
Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Igor STRAVINSKY Circus Polka
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
Holly HARRISON Fizzin’ Fury
Kurt WEILL The Seven Deadly Sins
Tickets
Adult – $59-101
Concession – $48-89
Under 30 – $30
The 2021 Llewellyn Series opens with Stravinsky’s Circus Polka, an unusual commission for a New York ballet production. Tongue-in-cheek, the composer subtitled the work ‘For a Young Elephant’ – it was premiered with 50 elephants of varying ages from the Barnum & Bailey Circus. The dancing continues in Holly Harrison’s Fizzin’ Fury – no animals here, but plenty of progressive rock and Dixieland jazz influences.
The centrepiece of the program is Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins, a scathing commentary on the perils of capitalist ambitions. This fractured fairytale follows Anna – voiced by Artist in Focus Lorina Gore – as she traverses an imaginary parallel of the United States of America to earn money for her greedy family. Each time Anna’s alter ego tries to behave morally, she’s scolded for failing to commit one of the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. Each has its own musical character; a skilful satirist, Weill borrows from popular and traditional music: the foxtrot, the church chorale, circus music – even barbershop quartet.
The Seven Deadly Sins also bristles with the anxiety of the interwar period in which it was composed. Weill began the work in the mid-1930s after leaving Germany for Paris, his music labelled ‘degenerate’ by the Nazis.
A contemporary of Weill, Erich Wolfgang Korngold went even further to escape the reach of Nazi Germany, relocating to the USA and reinventing himself as a symphonic film composer. Dismissed by some critics as a show business sell-out, Korngold was held in high regard among film directors for his romantic, lush and melodic style. Despite his Hollywood success, this virtuosic violin concerto remains his most well-known piece.
Performance of The Seven Deadly Sins is given by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agents for Schott Music Ltd of Mainz
Jessica Cottis Conductor
Lorina Gore Soprano, Artist in Focus
Courtenay Cleary Violin
Barbershop Quartet
Canberra Symphony Orchestra
Igor STRAVINSKY Circus Polka
Erich Wolfgang KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
Holly HARRISON Fizzin’ Fury
Kurt WEILL The Seven Deadly Sins
Tickets
Adult – $59-101
Concession – $48-89
Under 30 – $30
The 2021 Llewellyn Series opens with Stravinsky’s Circus Polka, an unusual commission for a New York ballet production. Tongue-in-cheek, the composer subtitled the work ‘For a Young Elephant’ – it was premiered with 50 elephants of varying ages from the Barnum & Bailey Circus. The dancing continues in Holly Harrison’s Fizzin’ Fury – no animals here, but plenty of progressive rock and Dixieland jazz influences.
The centrepiece of the program is Kurt Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins, a scathing commentary on the perils of capitalist ambitions. This fractured fairytale follows Anna – voiced by Artist in Focus Lorina Gore – as she traverses an imaginary parallel of the United States of America to earn money for her greedy family. Each time Anna’s alter ego tries to behave morally, she’s scolded for failing to commit one of the seven deadly sins: pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. Each has its own musical character; a skilful satirist, Weill borrows from popular and traditional music: the foxtrot, the church chorale, circus music – even barbershop quartet.
The Seven Deadly Sins also bristles with the anxiety of the interwar period in which it was composed. Weill began the work in the mid-1930s after leaving Germany for Paris, his music labelled ‘degenerate’ by the Nazis.
A contemporary of Weill, Erich Wolfgang Korngold went even further to escape the reach of Nazi Germany, relocating to the USA and reinventing himself as a symphonic film composer. Dismissed by some critics as a show business sell-out, Korngold was held in high regard among film directors for his romantic, lush and melodic style. Despite his Hollywood success, this virtuosic violin concerto remains his most well-known piece.
Performance of The Seven Deadly Sins is given by permission of Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, exclusive agents for Schott Music Ltd of Mainz
Courtenay Cleary Violin
Alex Raineri Piano
Francis POULENC Sonate pour violon et piano, FP. 119
Béla BARTÓK Violin Sonata No. 2, sz. 76
Arthur BENJAMIN Sonatina for Violin and Piano
Complimentary afternoon tea following the recital
Tickets
Adult – $45
Concession – $41
Under 30 – $30
“Francis Poulenc wasn’t one to shy away from politics in his music. Penned in France during World War Two, this violin sonata was provocatively dedicated to the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca, thought to have been assassinated during the Spanish Civil War either for his socialist leanings or his sexuality. Each movement references Tea for Two, a popular song banned by the occupying Nazi forces. Devastated by Ginette Neveau’s tragic death shortly after her rapturous premiere of the work, Poulenc revised the final movement, weaving in the gut-wrenching phrases for which the piece is now known.
Béla Bartók too found himself at odds with the rise of fascist powers, many of his later works bearing the weight of war and oppression. This earlier work is filled with fragments of traditional Hungarian folk melodies, juxtaposed with violent outbursts of passion and anger.
Described by the composer as a work of ‘charm and gaiety rather than of philosophical import,’ Arthur Benjamin’s mischievous violin sonatina is actually one of his more harmonically complex works.”
Presented by Lendlease
Courtenay Cleary and Alex Raineri return to the stage after their sold out QPAC recitals to present a programme of Schumann, Lutoslawski and Brahms at St John’s Cathedral.
Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 Op. 105
Brahms No. 1 in G Major Op. 78
Refreshments will be served in compliance with COVID19 guidlines.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/courtenay-cleary-and-alex-raineri-in-recital-tickets-130206445985?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&keep_tld=1
Courtenay Cleary and her wonderful colleagues will present a morning of chamber music.
Programme TBC.
Admission is free of charge.
Having played as a soloist for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and other Heads of State, violinist Courtenay Cleary is returning to her hometown to make her solo QPAC debut on the iconic Concert Hall stage as part of the QPAC Unlocked series.
One of Australia’s fastest rising classical music stars and graduate of New York City’s private performing arts conservatory The Julliard School (whose notable alumni include Miles Davis, Nina Simone and Yo-Yo Ma), Courtenay will deliver a magnificent program of Pärt, Janáček and Beethoven alongside associate artist Alex Raineri.
QPAC’s Concert Hall is a cherished performance space amongst the world’s finest classical musicians. And for good reason. The distinctive architecture and acoustics work in perfect harmony with the artist to deliver the most memorable musical experiences imaginable.
But consider your experience as an audience member, seated mere metres from Australia’s finest virtuosic talent beneath the magnificent Klais Grand Organ, alongside only 100 other guests, and enjoying the artists’ usual audience viewpoint, and you begin to understand the exquisitely personal experience that QPAC Unlocked presents.
Be among the first to return to QPAC and the first to hear Courtenay perform solo on the Concert Hall stage.
Tickets are strictly limited so secure your seat now.
Pärt Fratres
Janáček Violin Sonata
Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, Op. 47, ‘Kreutzer’
Having played as a soloist for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and other Heads of State, violinist Courtenay Cleary is returning to her hometown to make her solo QPAC debut on the iconic Concert Hall stage as part of the QPAC Unlocked series.
One of Australia’s fastest rising classical music stars and graduate of New York City’s private performing arts conservatory The Julliard School (whose notable alumni include Miles Davis, Nina Simone and Yo-Yo Ma), Courtenay will deliver a magnificent program of Pärt, Janáček and Beethoven alongside associate artist Alex Raineri.
QPAC’s Concert Hall is a cherished performance space amongst the world’s finest classical musicians. And for good reason. The distinctive architecture and acoustics work in perfect harmony with the artist to deliver the most memorable musical experiences imaginable.
But consider your experience as an audience member, seated mere metres from Australia’s finest virtuosic talent beneath the magnificent Klais Grand Organ, alongside only 100 other guests, and enjoying the artists’ usual audience viewpoint, and you begin to understand the exquisitely personal experience that QPAC Unlocked presents.
Be among the first to return to QPAC and the first to hear Courtenay perform solo on the Concert Hall stage.
Tickets are strictly limited so secure your seat now.
Pärt Fratres
Janáček Violin Sonata
Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 9, Op. 47, ‘Kreutzer’
Please join Courtenay for her final Juilliard Masters recital.
Programme and personnel will be published shortly.
Showcasing AMF awardees for the 2019/20 academic year.
The event will begin with a short drinks reception at 6.00pm, followed by a concert of about one hour, finishing around 8.30pm.
Courtenay Cleary, Poppy Beddoe, Matthew Lowe and Mateusz Rettner perform Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time.